An empirical test of respondent-driven sampling: Point estimates, variance, degree measures, and out-of-equilibrium data

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-116

  Wejnert, Cyprian ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 69149094228     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: 14679531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9531.2009.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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